Ukrainian forces shot down a Russian A-50 long-range radar detection aircraft on the night of February 23, marking the second such aircraft shot down in 2024.
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Ukrainian forces shot down a Russian A-50 long-range radar detection aircraft on the night of February 23 – the second such aircraft shot down in 2024.
Russian forces have not deployed A-50 long-range radar detection aircraft over the Azov Sea in the past six days following the downing of an A-50 on 23 February
Russia's Investigative Committee acknowledged that Ukraine shot down a Russian A-50 long-range radar detection aircraft on February 23, 2024.
Another A-50 aircraft was reportedly downed in January. There are still no A-50s over the Azov Sea and in other areas since the second one was downed on Feb. 23.
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